The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-08-17
'IT is CLOSE AT'HAND.
THE PREPARATIONS COMPLETE
For The Big Reunion 81 1887. which will bu
Famous for Years to Come-rhs Big
Tent at laat III Position Council does r.
tho Proper Thing for tho Hoys.

The great canvass structure 10 seat
10000 people during the Big Reunion OF
the Society OF the Army Of WeBt Virginia
10 be held here next week, commencing
Tuesday, was completed yesterday, and
tho work OF putting up the large stage and
the eeats begun by force Of y carpenters.
This will DO completed by tomorrow
evening. Other tents and booths will be
put up on the State Fair Grounds until
the place will look like magic city Of
white houaes. .. Sass
A number OF the mombeys Of tho First
W. Va. Cavalry met laHt evening and re-
solved to call separate reunion Of the
Custer brigade, to meet In the romeo
Court room at the Public Building on
Thursday, August %, at AZ. Among
the members Of the First Cavalry living in
the city arc Messrs. William SfcAdama,
Fritz Bye, Lswis Fritz, Patrick Farley,
John Och, &. @. Winzenried and Robert
Liabert. ;,
Pierpoint Post No. 0 Grand Army OF the
Republic, Of Wellsbarg, have completed
arrangements to attend the Big Reunion
at Wheeling next week. The members OF
the Post will attend In body on special
train and remain during the whole time.
In fact most OF Wellsburg's citizens will
make 1t 8 point TO attend the exercises
Isome time during the week. Wellsbur2
will eend large delegation. Her people
tars proud over the selection OF Gen. l. Il.
Duvsl, OF that city, as Marshal OF the day,
He will prove the right man IN the right
place. ~ !,
| at last nights meeting Of Council
among the matters considered was an IN
vitstion from Capt. James X. Cowden
Corresponding Secretary OF the Society OIL
the Army OF West Virginia, addressed to
the Mayor and Council asking them to
take part in the grand parade Of the city'f
trades and industrial interests that ia ia
take place on Thursday OF Reunion week
/. the Trades Display day. This was first
read In the First Branch and accepted
Being sent to the Second Branch 1t was
also accepted by that body.
Mr.. G. 3. Jones offered in the Second 8
. resolution to the effect that tho hiayor
the members Of Council and the city oili'
clala generally take part in that parade
and that the Mayor and President Of the
Second Branch compose o committee to
provide carriages for that occasion, and
that the same DO paid for out Of the city't
contingent fund; This was oppose, BY
some members, led by Mr.. Harrell. They
objected to spending tho city's money iol
shack rides" Their idea was to accepl
the invitation, and then let such as de-
aired to take part in the parade pay fol
their carriages out Of their own pockets.
To the credit OF the majority this pic
ayunish policy did not prevail The idea
Of appropriating membera' private re-
sources IS contemplated by Mr. Hasrel
WIS laughed down.
MI. Jonea offered another resolution
providing Tor an'appropriatlon OF sloo oul
OF the contingent fund to be expended
BY the Committee on Real Estate in the
purchase Of new flags and bunting, and
! in washing the old flags, in order that the
city's end Of the Public Building may be
appropriately decorated during Reunion
week. .,
/ Both resolutions were adopted by both
branches. II is expected that the county
authorities will expend at least 500 on IL
end in the way OF decoration and S2O0 vii
make brave show on the building. Il is
to BIO hoped TINT plenty Of American taSt
and streamers will be purchased, instead
OF large lot OF gaudy nsgs OF other nations
90 was done by the city during Centennial
fyear. The flags purchased should be o.
good quality go that they can be used
hereafter.
Sergeant Jamea A. Macauley, Of Wash'
lington City, writes to Secretary Cowden
s"Your kind invitation to the Reunion
OF the Army Of West Virginia came during
my absence IRON the city. on leave OF ab
sence, bence my delay in answering.
hope to be present on the oeeasion sne
live again life's morning with my ole
comradea in arms. We vera young {
quarter Of century ago, you know.
: trust your efforts may be rewarded by the
ample success they deserve.
"Fraternally yours,
| ~. a. MAcAuLEY.,'
Last evening" Pittsburgh Chronicle Tele
graph Gays: A large meeting Of ex.Uniol
st hold in tina Pouru n